Quotes of: Song-writing Keyword

For me to create an album of 12 songs, I've got to write about 80 songs. Half of those are totally weird and rubbish. But I get to some really good stuff after a while.

Jason Mraz

Like, when I write a song, the song comes first before production. Everything is written on an acoustic guitar so you can strip away everything from it and have it be equally as entertaining and good without the bells and whistles.

Taylor Momsen

I try to make all my songs good. I don't ever write one to finish one. A lot of protest songs end up that way, driven by some kind of emotional response.

Conor Oberst

'The Warmth of the Sun' was a very beautiful song that Brian and I wrote in the time period associated with President Kennedy's assassination. We didn't write words about that, but it was around that time we recorded that song, and there's a lot of e...

Mike Love

Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room to move within a relationship. A song can kind of get the girl, for sure.

Nick Cave

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am.

Shelby Lynne

I write in all keys. I've always written in all keys. I've probably written a lot of songs in A.

Teena Marie

I don't tell 'U.S. Weekly' which parties I'm going to. I write songs.

Kid Rock

Sometimes when I write songs, I don't know what they're about, and it just suddenly comes to me.

Lykke Li

I write songs for people who drive in cars. I really do.

Melissa Etheridge

Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.

Colbie Caillat

But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics.

Jim Capaldi

I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references.

Joanna Newsom

When I realized I could write lyrics and let someone that I knew listen to them, but not know that the song was about them - say it was a girl. I could write this song about how I feel about this girl, I could play it to them. I just loved it, becaus...

King Krule

Originally I was not writing songs for myself.

Smokey Robinson

And I'm not trying to write heavy songs.

Elliott Smith

I think I bring the songs that aren't about me or related to me to life. It's like the song 'How Do I Let A Good Man Down?' Let me tell you, I didn't write that song - because if I have a good man, I ain't going to let him down.

Sharon Jones

Writing is not work. In fact, there's nothing better. Writing is something that if the music business went completely away tomorrow - radio stations quit existing and music quit being popular and it was old hat - I would still write songs.

Toby Keith

I run to the high mountains I pour my heart out to the skies I sing of the summer song While the sky above dance in the yellow light. The cool breeze fools the sun above Takes a run, wins the mighty fight. Your light then comes to me with warmth, A v...

Jaishree Garg

I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane.

Taylor Swift

Sometime I write a song off a central idea, instead of emotion.

Ken Hill